Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

able whackets

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: able whack-ets
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Blows on the hand from a knotted or twisted handkerchief, especially given as a punishment to the loser of certain card games.

Slang

Example Sentences

"The chief amusement or game in use in the midshipmen's berth, was ‘able whackets’, a pastime in which cards, blasphemy, and hard knocks were agreeably mingled."
"Instead of the usual sailors' games of cards and ablewhackets, there was the clicking of dice, with games of parcheesi unfolding on chequerboards of rope […]."

Etymology

Possibly from able, as in able seaman, and whack.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

abel-wackets (alternative) abelwhackets (alternative) ablewhackets (alternative) ablewackets (alternative)

Questions

What does able whackets mean?: Blows on the hand from a knotted or twisted handkerchief, especially given as a punishment to the loser of certain card games.
Where does able whackets come from?: Possibly from able, as in able seaman, and whack.

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